POORHOUSES is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POORHOUSES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POORHOUSES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POORHOUSES is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POORHOUSES
No single letter turns POORHOUSES into another word.
How POORHOUSES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POORHOUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POORHOUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POORHOUSES mean in Scrabble?
POORHOUSES is the plural of POORHOUSE.
POORHOUSE(noun) — A public institution of earlier times where people without money were lodged and put to work.
Shorter words from the letters in POORHOUSES
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Common questions about POORHOUSES
- Is POORHOUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POORHOUSES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POORHOUSES worth?
- POORHOUSES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POORHOUSES?
- No single letter can be added to POORHOUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POORHOUSES:
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